Creating Short-term Classes on Unification in South Korean Universities

Young adults will be the next generation of leaders, and it is critical for them to be cognizant of major issues that impact society. Unification is a significant issue in South Korea, especially in light of the recent summits between South and North Korea. This study is rooted in principles of pea...

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Main Authors: Lee, Andrea Rakushin, Hak, Soo Yoo, Bailey, Daniel R.
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Education 2020
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/6479/
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description Young adults will be the next generation of leaders, and it is critical for them to be cognizant of major issues that impact society. Unification is a significant issue in South Korea, especially in light of the recent summits between South and North Korea. This study is rooted in principles of peace education to promote peaceful discourse related to unification issues. Unification education plays an important role in K-12 education in South Korea; however, it is not prioritized at the university level. This case study, which included open-ended surveys, interviews, and focus groups, explored South Korean university students’ (n=33) views of creating short -term classes on unification and the types of topics that they think should be taught in these classes. Primary results indicate that most participants expressed interest in taking short-term classes on unification issues. The paper also includes practical implications that can be considered when developing short-term classes on unification in South Korean universities.
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spelling uitm-64792020-11-22T14:05:54Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/6479/ Creating Short-term Classes on Unification in South Korean Universities ajue Lee, Andrea Rakushin Hak, Soo Yoo Bailey, Daniel R. L Education (General) Higher Education Young adults will be the next generation of leaders, and it is critical for them to be cognizant of major issues that impact society. Unification is a significant issue in South Korea, especially in light of the recent summits between South and North Korea. This study is rooted in principles of peace education to promote peaceful discourse related to unification issues. Unification education plays an important role in K-12 education in South Korea; however, it is not prioritized at the university level. This case study, which included open-ended surveys, interviews, and focus groups, explored South Korean university students’ (n=33) views of creating short -term classes on unification and the types of topics that they think should be taught in these classes. Primary results indicate that most participants expressed interest in taking short-term classes on unification issues. The paper also includes practical implications that can be considered when developing short-term classes on unification in South Korean universities. Faculty of Education 2020-04 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/6479/1/6479.pdf Lee, Andrea Rakushin and Hak, Soo Yoo and Bailey, Daniel R. (2020) Creating Short-term Classes on Unification in South Korean Universities. (2020) Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Asian_Journal_of_University_Education_=28AJUE=29.html>, 16 (1). ISSN 1823-7797 ; 2600-9749 https://education.uitm.edu.my/ajue https://doi.org/10.24191/ajue.v16i1.8474 https://doi.org/10.24191/ajue.v16i1.8474
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Higher Education
Lee, Andrea Rakushin
Hak, Soo Yoo
Bailey, Daniel R.
Creating Short-term Classes on Unification in South Korean Universities
title Creating Short-term Classes on Unification in South Korean Universities
title_full Creating Short-term Classes on Unification in South Korean Universities
title_fullStr Creating Short-term Classes on Unification in South Korean Universities
title_full_unstemmed Creating Short-term Classes on Unification in South Korean Universities
title_short Creating Short-term Classes on Unification in South Korean Universities
title_sort creating short-term classes on unification in south korean universities
topic L Education (General)
Higher Education
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/6479/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/6479/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/6479/